Create Image Edits and Filters with Gallery for Glass App

Jeremy got his Glass in November of last year and explains he got the idea for this Glassware because, “… the first thing I noticed was that you can’t manage the pictures or view them once you take them and they leave your timeline. I decided to just throw something together. From there new ideas just kept coming to me so I just kept adding features.”

I asked Jeremy to explain a bit about how his Glassware works:

The glassware is basically a Gallery specifically built for your Google Glass. It allows you to view, edit, upload and delete the photos on your Glass. For instance you can apply some filters, or even turn them into vignettes (exactly like Google’s vignettes).” Gallery for Glass works in conjunction with an Android companion app for your phone — photos are uploaded to an azure service and then downloaded to your phone, without waiting for a backup. (Also, it should be noted that photos can be removed from the server for privacy concerns.) Users simply take a photo, select “Gallery,” then select from the four options (Vignette, Effects, Upload Image and Delete). Images are then stored in the “Camera” folder on your phone.

Jeremy says his favorite feature is the ability to make a vignette without having the original photo live on your Glass screen, “I see it as taking Google’s feature and just adding new functionality.” Some of the other image filters include Grayscale, Sepia, Invert, Canny, Pixelize and Sharpen. Each of these filters has a visual example on the website, so you can see what the effect will look like on your photos.

Jeremy has also helpfully included videos and links on the Glassware website, explaining how to side-load apps. He also encourages users to share feedback and requests: “If you have an idea I am always up to hearing more!”

Similar Features in XE 18.11?

With the Google Glass 18.11 update, Explorers now have some of the same Gallery for Glass functionality in their Glass phone app (if you are an Android user!) However, Gallery for Glass does include some features not included in the official update. If you are using Glass with an iPhone, this Glassware is a great way to obtain photo editing features!

I have used this Glassware to apply filters to my illustration photos with Glass, and I was really pleased with the results. I didn’t have to wait very long at all for the photos to appear on my phone, and once I did have the photos, it was easy to share them. Being able to create a vignette with any photo is a great feature to have for Glass photos, and it’s something I have heard Explorers express the desire to be able to do. (In fact, the Gallery for Glass website has a side-by-side comparison of a “real” vignette, and one created with the Glassware. They are identical.)

A photo taken via the Gallery for Glass app.

Expect to see more Glassware and other exciting projects from Jeremy in the future! He has a few more things he is working on. “As many people have heard, I am working on the Song Search Glassware. Also I am working on a voice notes app for Glass, and Glassware to pair with Myo to control your Glass hands-free. Non-Glass related projects I have going are a Windows Phone and Android Eve Online application, Myo Map Controller for Mac and Windows.”

It’s great to see Glass Explorers creating Glassware like this. Once it is installed and set up, I think Gallery for Glass is easy to use and provides a creative way to edit #throughglass pictures.

You can download the .apk file for Gallery for Glass on GitHub, and follow Jeremy on G+ here.

About The Author

My name is Virginia Poltrack. I am a freelance artist, designer, builder for the www and illustrator living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. I've been a Glass Explorer since June of 2013. I love being able to share illustrations through Glass, using photos and videos to share my process. I also love working on Glassware like Glassentation, Word of the Day and Glass Vignettes!

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